How to reward puppy for going potty outside when it’s 0°F outside?

[carlx21]

@yesnice Wear a pair of gloves and mittens over them. Put the treats in your pocket.

 

[eleventhhourworker6]

@yesnice You gotta be super careful when it’s that cold. More than a few minutes can cause permanent nerve damage to your puppy.

You’re bundled up. Are they?

 

[yesnice]

@eleventhhourworker6 Yes definitely. It’s rarely that cold - when it is it’s a quick walk in the yard - 2 minutes or so. The problem still persists when it’s 15°F. The dog seems fine for at least 10 minutes, I don’t (and have a medical condition making my hands and feet colder than normal)

 

[marriedwoman]

@yesnice Is it Raynaud's syndrome?

 

[yesnice]

@marriedwoman Yes I believe so. Not severe enough to turn skin blue or white but it renders my hands useless while they’re cold

 

[marriedwoman]

@yesnice I get it too. It sucks!

 

[facundo100]

@marriedwoman Same! Do you get chilblains? God they hurt!

And yet I live in a city and walk my young dog 5 times a day .. he poops twice / day, which means twice I need to take one mitten off to bag (gotten good at doing it one-handed).

Tips:

• before leaving the house, I prepare the poop bag by opening it and blowing into it so that it opens easily / faster when I'm outside.
• I found natural shearling mittens on ebay
• someone else here recommended hunters mittens -- apparently they have a way to only expose thumb and forefinger when needed. These sound perfect for OP's need to dispense treats, paired with a treat pouch that's maybe on a long crossbody strap worn over one's coat?

(yes, Raynauds seriously sucks)

 

[roelien]

@facundo100 You might look into the DogBuddy pooper scooper. You wouldn’t need to remove a glove to use it. I found ours on Amazon.